There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Kandy by plane, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Kandy
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kandy (KDW)MEL - KDW
18h 30mRs 79,937–245,237Fly to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hatton (NUF)MEL - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Kandy
19h 19mRs 82,437–248,137Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)MEL - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandy
20h 21mRs 88,537–249,737Fly to Koggala, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Koggala (KCT)MEL - KCT
- Take the bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Take the bus from Malabe to Kandy
2dRs 92,697–254,777Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MEL - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
14h 24mRs 148,660–248,660
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 80000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kandy is to fly which takes 14h 24m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 250000.
The distance between Melbourne and Kandy is 8336 km.
It takes approximately 18h 30m to get from Melbourne to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:15 PM in Melbourne and 6:45 AM in Kandy.
There are 1479+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kandy (KDW) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–470,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–410
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 370–410
- Semi Lux
- Rs 440–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 800–1,100
Bus from Malabe to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–430
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 390–430
- Semi Lux
- Rs 460–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–6,000
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
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